JP4666804B2 - Buffers and equipment packaging - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Technology to which the invention belongs]
The present invention relates to a shock absorber that is formed by folding and assembling a sheet material such as cardboard or hard paper. In addition, the present invention relates to a packaged device that packs and stores devices such as a copying machine, a facsimile, a printer, and an automatic document feeder (ADF) through a buffer body in a box such as a cardboard box.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, devices such as copying machines and facsimiles have been packed as shown in FIG. Reference numeral 1 in the figure denotes a device. The device 1 is accommodated in the cardboard box 4 via the buffer bodies 2 and 3.
[0003]
As cushioning bodies 2 and 3, foam materials have been used in the past, but in recent years, sheet materials such as cardboard and hard paper are folded and assembled in consideration of recyclability and ease of transportation and storage. Have come to use.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, some of the buffer bodies 2 and 3 of this type have a small depth a like the buffer body 2. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the buffer bodies 2 and 3 are placed in a cardboard box 4. Later, when the device 1 is inserted, the buffer body 2 may fall down as indicated by an arrow, and there is a problem that packing workability is poor.
[0005]
In order to prevent the shock absorber 2 from collapsing, it may be possible to bond the shock absorber 2 to the cardboard box 4. However, the cost increases and the shock absorber 2 cannot be separated from the carton 4, so that it can be transported or stored. There was a problem of inconvenience and cost increase.
[0006]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, a first object of the present invention is to improve the packaging workability by preventing the buffer body from collapsing without causing an increase in cost in the buffer body formed by folding and assembling the sheet material.
[0007]
The second object of the present invention is to provide such a shock absorber with a single number of parts constituting the shock absorber, simplifying handling, reducing costs, enabling deployment, and transporting without taking up space. It is to simplify and store.
[0008]
The third object of the present invention is to prevent the size of the equipment package from being increased by such a buffer.
[0009]
A fourth object of the present invention is to provide an equipment package using a shock absorber that achieves the above object.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Therefore, the invention of claim 1 is
Fold and assemble one sheet material at the folding line position ,
Forming a portion constituting the upper surface, a portion constituting the inner surface, a portion constituting the bottom surface, and a portion constituting the outer surface;
At both ends of the portion that constitutes the inner surface, a flap for preventing a fall that is bent in a direction opposite to the portion that constitutes the outer surface is provided ,
It is a buffer body which puts the part which constitutes the above-mentioned outer surface in the box for device packing along the inner wall of the side wall of the box, and positions the device packed and stored in the box.
[0011]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the shock absorber according to the first aspect, a part constituting a vertical surface formed by bending a part of the part constituting the upper surface at a folding line position and the inner surface are constituted. It is a part that forms a cross section formed by bending a part of the part at the folding line position, and a fitting step part for fitting and mounting a part of the equipment to be packed and stored in the box is provided. To do.
[0013]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device packaged product, wherein the device is packed and accommodated in a box via the buffer body according to the first or second aspect.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the packaged equipment according to the third aspect, the flap is along the inner surface of the side wall of the box and the lower edge is in contact with the bottom surface of the box so as to prevent the shock absorber from falling down. Further, the buffer body is put in a box.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a state in which an automatic document feeder is packed as an example of equipment.
[0015]
Reference numeral 10 in the figure denotes a cardboard box. In the cardboard box 10, buffer bodies 20 and 30 are placed, and then the automatic document feeder 40 is accommodated by positioning with the buffer bodies 20 and 30.
[0016]
The automatic document feeder 40 is a device that is installed on, for example, a copying machine or a facsimile machine, and automatically feeds read documents sequentially to a reading position.
[0017]
FIG. 2 shows a partially enlarged view of FIG.
[0018]
As will be described later, the buffer body 20 is formed by bending a sheet material. As shown in the figure, the buffer body 20 is provided with a fitting step S for fitting and mounting a part of the automatic document feeder 40, and the flaps F for preventing the fall are directed inward at both ends. Protrusively provided.
[0019]
In FIG. 3, the expanded view of the sheet | seat material which comprises the buffer body 20 is shown. As the sheet material, for example, cardboard or hard paper is used.
[0020]
In the figure, reference numeral 21 denotes a portion of the sheet material constituting the upper surface of the buffer body 20, 22 a portion constituting the inner surface, 23 a portion constituting the inner bottom surface, and 24 a portion constituting the inner outer surface, constituting the upper surface. It is possible to bend each of the folding lines L1, L2, and L3 sequentially from the portion 21 to be bent.
[0021]
The above-described flaps F are provided at both ends of the portion 22 constituting the inner surface so as to be bendable at positions of the folding line L4. Moreover, the part 24 which comprises an inner side outer surface is provided, and the reinforcement | strengthening flap 25 is provided in the both ends so that it can be bend | folded at the position of folding line L5. The reinforcing flap 25 is formed with a fitting groove 25a and a fitting protrusion 25b.
[0022]
Reference numeral 26 denotes a portion constituting the outer outer surface of the sheet material, 27 denotes a portion constituting the outer bottom surface, 28 denotes a tongue piece, and the folding lines L6, L7, and L8 are sequentially arranged on the opposite side from the portion 21 constituting the upper surface. Each can be bent.
[0023]
The portion 21 constituting the upper surface is provided with a portion 21a constituting the vertical surface of the fitting step S so that it can be bent at the positions of the folding lines L9 and L10. Further, an escape hole 21b of the automatic document feeder 40 is provided in the center.
[0024]
The portion 22 constituting the inner surface is provided with a portion 22a constituting the stepped surface of the fitting stepped portion S so that it can be bent at the positions of the folding lines L10 and L11. This portion 22a is provided with four engagement slits 22b. Further, an engagement protrusion 22c is provided between the portion 21 constituting the upper surface.
[0025]
A fitting slit 23a is provided on the folding line L2 between the portion 22 constituting the inner surface and the portion 23 constituting the inner bottom surface.
[0026]
And the part 22 which comprises an inner surface, the part 23 which comprises an inner bottom face, and the part 24 which comprises an inner side outer surface of a sheet | seat material are bend | folded in order from the part 21 which comprises an upper surface in folding lines L1, L2, and L3. At the same time, the two fall-preventing flaps F are folded outward, and the four reinforcing flaps 25 are folded inward.
[0027]
Subsequently, the portion 26 constituting the outer outer surface, the portion 27 constituting the outer bottom surface, and the tongue piece 28 of the sheet material are sequentially bent at the positions of the folding lines L6, L7, and L8 from the portion 21 constituting the upper surface to the opposite side. . Then, the tongue piece 28 is inserted into the fitting slit 23a, the portion 26 constituting the outer outer surface outside the portion 24 constituting the inner outer surface, and the portion 27 constituting the outer bottom surface outside the portion 23 constituting the inner bottom surface. Are superimposed.
[0028]
At this time, the portion 21a constituting the vertical surface and the portion 22a constituting the step surface are respectively bent at the positions of the folding lines L9, L10, and L11 to form the fitting step S.
The engagement protrusion 22c of the portion 22 constituting the inner surface is inserted into the engagement groove 25a of the reinforcement flap 25, and the engagement protrusion 25b of the reinforcement flap 25 is engaged with the four engagement slits 22b. Assemble as shown in (C).
[0029]
The buffer body 20 assembled as described above is put together with another buffer body 30 in the cardboard box 10 as shown in FIG. 1 and positioned by the buffer bodies 20 and 30 to place the automatic document feeder 40 in the cardboard box. It is stored in the box 10. At this time, in this example, the above-described escape hole 21b is provided in the buffer body 20 so that the protruding portion of the automatic document feeder 40 enters the escape hole 21b and does not hit the buffer body 20.
[0030]
As described above, in the illustrated example, the cushion 20 to assemble formed by bending a sheet material, because the flap F for preventing collapse to the sheet material Ru protrude outwardly, as indicated by a chain line in FIG cardboard The shock absorber 20 is supported by the flap F in the box 10 to prevent the shock absorber 20 from falling inward, the placement stability of the shock absorber 20 is increased, and the packing workability when the automatic document feeder 40 is packed is improved. be able to.
[0031]
In addition, if the flap F can prevent the fall of the buffer body 20, the shape can be changed suitably.
[0032]
In addition, since the shock absorber 20 is formed by folding and assembling a single sheet material including the flap F, the number of parts constituting the shock absorber 20 is one, and handling is simplified and costs are reduced. By unfolding and stacking, transportation and storage can be simplified without taking up space.
[0033]
Further, in the illustrated example, flaps F are provided at both ends of the buffer body 20 as shown in FIG. 2 so that the flaps F are along the inner surface of the cardboard box 10 so as not to obstruct the incorporation of the automatic document feeder 40. The buffer body 20 can prevent the cardboard box 10 from becoming large.
[0034]
【The invention's effect】
Therefore, according to the present invention, in the buffer body formed by folding and assembling the sheet material, the flap material for preventing the collapse is provided on the sheet material so as to prevent the buffer body from collapsing without increasing the cost. The packing workability when packing can be improved.
[0035]
In addition , since the sheet material including the flap is folded and assembled, the number of parts constituting the cushioning body is one, handling is simplified, the cost is reduced, and it is expanded and stacked. , Transportation and storage can be simplified without taking up space.
[0036]
In addition, since the flaps are provided at both ends, the equipment package can be prevented from being enlarged by the buffer.
[0037]
According to the third and fourth aspects of the invention, since the device is packed and accommodated in the box via the shock absorber according to claim 1 or 2 , the shock absorber is prevented from falling without causing an increase in cost. Thus, the packing workability when packing the device can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a packing state of an automatic document feeder which is an example of an apparatus.
FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view thereof.
FIG. 3 is a development view of a sheet material constituting a buffer used for packing of the automatic document feeder.
4A is a plan view of the buffer body, FIG. 4B is a front view, and FIG. 4C is a right side view.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a packaging state of a conventional device.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the packing state.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Cardboard box 20 Buffer 30 Buffer 40 Automatic document feeder (equipment)
F Flap for preventing fall

Claims (4)

Fold and assemble one sheet material at the folding line position ,
Forming a portion constituting the upper surface, a portion constituting the inner surface, a portion constituting the bottom surface, and a portion constituting the outer surface;
At both ends of the portion that constitutes the inner surface, a flap for preventing a fall that is bent in a direction opposite to the portion that constitutes the outer surface is provided ,
A buffer body for positioning a device to be packed and housed in a box by placing a portion constituting the outer surface along an inner surface of a side wall of the box in a device packaging box . A portion constituting a vertical surface formed by folding a part of the portion constituting the upper surface at a folding line position, and a portion constituting a cross section formed by folding a part of the portion constituting the inner surface at a folding line position; The shock absorber according to claim 1, further comprising a fitting step portion for fitting and mounting a part of the equipment to be packed and stored in the box . Claim 1 or 2 formed by packing housed in the box equipment via the cushioning body according to, device packing product. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the flap is placed in the box so that the flap is along an inner surface of the side wall of the box, and a lower edge abuts against a bottom surface of the box to prevent the buffer body from falling down. Packed goods.

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